Twelve vegetables to grow By Mr Allah Dad Khan Agriculture Expert Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Pakistan

2. Twelve Most Effective Vegetables
to Grow
A Lecture
By
Mr. Allah Dad Khan
Agriculture Expert

4. Importance of vegetables
Here are some of the things you need to do before considering growing
your own veggies:
1. If you have limited space, then you’ll definitely need great
organizational skills
2. Make a plan of the veggies you’ll grow
3. Make sure that those veggies can grow in your region
4. If you are unsure about some plant, consult a person with experience
in gardening
5. Do a little research about the veggies you want to plant, some
veggies may require special care
6. Do not get discouraged, if a plant doesn’t succeed from the first time,
remember gardening requires great patience and a lot of love during
the process. But once you succeed, you’ll never want to buy veggies
from the grocery shop again.

5. 1.Green Beans
The great thing about green
beans is that they are very easy to
grow and they don’t require any
specific climatic conditions. You
can find them in various sizes,
shapes and color, they will save
you a lot of money bearing in
mind that they’re a bit pricy in the
grocery shops

6. 2. Cucumbers
If you want to invest in a
plant, then cucumbers are
your best choice. They will
simply pay themselves off.
They are maybe relatively
cheap, but if you have a
specious garden, cucumbers
are a must-have plant. They
are extremely productive, one
plant provides a great
amount of cucumbers.

7. 3. Tomatoes
These plants can go in every
salad combination and they are
definitely on our cost-effective
plants. Tomatoes are very easy
to grow and in order to get a
juicy fruit, you must provide a
sunny place in your garden and
the best thing is that they don’t
need large space or any special
climatic conditions. In order to
keep them fresh, after picking,
store them in a room
temperature and you will
always have fresh tomatoes.

8. 4. Swiss Chard
Swiss Chard is extremely
popular because of its great
nutritional value and the
positive effect which it has on
the body. This delicious plant
can adapt to every possible
climatic conditions and the
best thing is that it is easily
transplanted wherever you
want.

9. 5. Bell Peppers
Before you consider planting
bell peppers in your garden,
please bear in mind that they
need to be planted in small
pots before they can grow in
your garden. You can always
expect new growth as soon as
you pick the peppers when
they reach full size. You will
always have a storage of bell
peppers and the investment in
the plant will pay itself off.

10. 6. Lettuce:
If you decide to grow this
veggie in your garden, the
seeds will last for six to eight
months and for the same cost
of a small bunch in the
grocery shop. Lettuce is easy
to grow and easy to harvest,
you will only need to pick the
outer leaves and let the rest
of the plant flourish.

11. 7. Zucchini
This incredibly delicious plant
is easy to grow, cheap to
purchase and extremely
productive. Many people
decide to plan zucchini
because of its productivity,
the only thing you need to
bear in mind is that zucchini
requires 2 inches of water a
week, in case you don’t have
a rainy period.

12. 8. Potatoes
Potato is probably the most
wanted and the most famous
vegetable around the world.
Fried, baked, mashed- people
can’t get enough of them.
However, home grown
potatoes have a specific taste.
Once you start growing
potatoes in your own garden,
you will start noticing the
difference not just in taste,
but also in benefits.

13. 9. Carrots
Carrots are famous for its
numerous health benefits as
well as its unique taste. This
root veggie is pest free and
you can easily grow it at
home. They just require a
sandy soil and little attention.
The growth and planting of
this veggie is zero in
comparison to the benefits
you will get from it and for a
very low cost

14. 10. Garlic
Garlic is maybe not the most
favorite veggie on this list,
because of its strong odor and
intense taste. However, garlic is
used for curing even the most
severe diseases and the list of
benefits is endless. It isn’t the
price that made us think of this
veggie, it was the final product
from its growth. You can use it
as seasoning, but it surely
deserves to have a special
place in your kitchen. If you
plant it before winter, you will
get the best results after three
weeks.

15. 11. Broccoli
Broccoli is in fact really cheap in the
grocery shops, but if you want to
have fresh broccoli for more than
six months, then it should definitely
be on your planting list. Moreover,
if we take into consideration the
great nutritional value, I am sure
that we can all make a little space
for this miraculous plant. Broccoli
can be spring or autumn plant, but
it requires organic soil and the
interesting thing is that broccoli
can sometimes produce, even if
covered in snow.

16. 12. Cabbage
Cabbage salad is extremely
popular and it’s the perfect
refreshment during hot,
sunny days, when you just
need some light food rich in
vitamins and full with water.
Cabbage doesn’t require
special climatic conditions, on
the contrary it can be planted
any time. The only thing you
need to bear in mind is to
remember to transplant it on
time.